Combined foot valve and strainer



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Application ledMarch 14, 1922.V Serial No. 543,560. y

To all whom t may concern;

Be itknown that l, AnrHUn W.. Burns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Decatur', in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Foot Valves .and Strainers, of which the following fis a specification i This invention relates to water distribution and has as its object' the provision of a combined foot valve and strainer intended primarily for use in connection with pumps,

ciated to permit a thorough'cleanmg of thel strainer, and, if desirable, to clean the `valve and lits'seat, which, preferably, are removable.

A still further object of the invention is to provide 'y a valve construction which is positive and efficient inits operation, and will, at all times, tightly. dtv upon its seat so as to prevent leakage.

Other objects of.. the inventionu such as simplicity and rigidity of construction and economy .in manufacture uwill become more clear asithe description proceeds in connection with the embodimentf invention disclosed in the accompanying drawings, which;-

' Figure 1 is an, elevational view,

Figure 2 a -longitudinal sectional view, and f Figure/3 a cross section Jon the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. r I

Referring tothe drawings for a more detailed description, indicates a valve -fcasing ofstubular constrution 1adapted to be attached toa pipe which may be in communication with a pump. For this purpose the' casing is provided with suitable connecting means, )such as internal threading -11,`and its upper end is of hexagonal shape,

asindicated at 12, to receive a wrench.\ 'llhe opposite end of the casing to which 'the strainer is to be connected is also preferably internally threaded, as`at 13, and adjacent the thread is'formed a valve seat abutting the means, such as the shoulder or flange 14.* A .valve seat of leather, rubber or other suitable material, abuts the shoulder and a valve 16 is adapted to rest upon this seat. The valve has a spherical seating surface 17 and ya 4stem 18 extending upwardly through aligned4 openings 19 in valve guiding cross arms or bars 20 spaced longitudinally of the casing. The valve stem Yfits somewhat loosely through these f openings, so that there is no danger of the valve stem binding and preventing movement of the valve to or from the seat. The spherical seating surface of the valve at all times ensures tight engagement of the valve with it's seat, even though due tothe slight lateral play of the valve and stem the valve should,v not at times be exactly f centered upon its seat. By reason of the provision of two cross bars the lateral'play of the Valve stem is limited and the spacing of the guide bars minimizes the danger of binding of the stem'in its guides.

The vstrainer comprises a frame 21 closed at itslower-end 21 and having a grid-like side construction so that there is ensured through the strainer a water passage area as large as the passage in the pipe to which the lvalve and strainer are connected. The frame has an externally threaded reduced nipple portion 22 extending into the valve casing and cooperating with the threading therein to maintain, ,the strainer frame in association with the valve casing. lt will be observed that the end of the nipple tiglfitly lits against the valve seat and performs in the additional function of maintainingA the valve seat tightlyiagainst the shoulder .14. It lshould 'be noted that the edge of the nipple which engagesthe valve seat has a relatively sharp seat engaging surface 22" which binds the seat along aline spaced from the outer Aand inner peripheral edge of the seat, ,thus avoiding wrinkling of the seat, `which Would occur were the clamping surface-at. Moreover the interior ofthe nipple below the seat has an outwardly flared portion 23 which supports the seat, While at the same time permittingv the seat to conform to the .spherical surface 17 of the valve. The seat, and also the top surface of the shoulder, are inclined at a relatively sharp angle tothe wall of the nipple,

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y thereby eliminating all pockets or supporting ledges for sand and other foreign ma terial which tend to prevent the valve from properly engaging its seat.

4 reference to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the area of the passageway within the valve casin adjacent the valve seat is considerably re uced by the nipple 22, the valve seat and the shoulder 14; and this serves to increase the velocity of the water, which is particularly desirable in a valve of this type for the reason that there is a tendency for dirt and other foreign matter to collect around the valve seat. By increasing the velocity of the water any foreign matter tending to collect around the seat is carried away. As an additional safeguard, the upper surface of the shoulder 14 is inclined wit respect to the wall of the casing, and

also, the upper edge of the nipple is-.beve'led,

thuseliminating all surfaces extending in a plane at right angles to the wall of the casing which naturally tend to support dirt and like matter which would prevent the valve from properly engaging its seat.

The strainer frame is enclosed by a screening structure 23, which is held in `position against movement longitudinally of the frame by a shoulder 24 at the lower end of the frame, anda shoulder 25 at the upper end thereof.

It will be observed that at no point is the construction of larger outside dimensions than the cross sectional diameter of the valve casing by reason of the threaded connection of the strainer with the valve casing; this permits the insertion of the device within pipes of small diameter, and, at the same time, affords a fluid lpassage/way with an areaV as large as that of the pipe to which the valve casing is connected.

VVhe'n the valve is to be, cleaned or the structure disassembled for any other purpose, it is simply necessary to unscrew the strainer frame from the valve casing and this permits the removal of the valve seat and the valve. Particular emphasis is laid upon the construction of the valve .with its spherical seating surface, since this valve construction is of particular advantage in a foot valve, wherein there must necessarily be provided some lateral play for the valve and stem in order to prevent binding of the stem in its guides.l In thev present construction this lateral play is Yafforded and an exact centering of the valve upon the-seat is not necessary in order' to ensure a tight der in said casing, a removable valve seat abutting said shoulder, a valve within said casing, a cross armwithin said casing provided with an opening therein, a valve stem extending through said opening, the cross arm servingl as a guide for said stem and valve, internal threading adjacent one end of said casing, a lstrainer frame provided with a lurality-of openings and having .a threade portion extending into said valve casing cooperating with the threading within said casing and serving both vto maintain the valve seat against said shoulder and to hold the strainer' in association with said casing, and a oraminous screening element on said frame.

2. A combined foot valve and strainer comprising. a tubular valve casing, internal threading at each end offsaid casing, a pair of cross bars in said casing spaced longitudinally thereof, said cross bars having aligned central openings therein, a valve in said casing having a stem extending through said openings,^ a removable valve seat in said casing, an internal shoulder in said casing against which said seat abuts, at strainer frame having a threaded portion extending into the Vend of the casing adjacent said shoulderserving both to maintain` the seat in positlon tightly against said shoulder and to hold the strainer in association with the valvecasing, and alforaminous screening structure covering said frame.

3. A combined foot valve and strainer comprising a tubular valve casing, internal threading at one end 'of said casing, an internal shoulder adjacent said threading, a,

`end of the casing adjacent said shoulder,.a

removable valve seat in said casing fitting against said shoulder, a valve withinithe casing, a strainer having a hollow threadedportion extending into the casing and serving -to clamp said seat against the shoulder, the "edge ofsaid strainer portion being beveled to provide a relatively, narrow seat engag-v ing surface, and the interior of 'said strainer portion below the seat being flared outwardly to a'ord a supportfor the valve seat.

5. A combined .foot valve and strainer comprising a tubular valve casing, a shoulder in said casing, internal threading at one end of the casing adjacent said shoulder, a removable relatively yielding valve seat in invano? ,casing and serving to clamp said seat against the shoulder, the edge of said strainer portion being beveled to provide a relatively narrow valve seat engaging surface, and the interior of said stralner portion below the seat being iared outwardly to afford a support for the Valve seat and to permit the seat to assume a position inclined to the wall of the casin A 6. A com inedV foot valve and Strainer comprising a tubular valve casing, a shoulof said member being beveled to provide a l relatively narrow seat engaging surface.

7. A combined foot valve and strainer comprising'a tubular valve casing, a shoulder inlsald casing, a removable relatively yielding valve seat in the casing fitting against said shoulder, a yvalve within said casing, a strainer secured to the Casin and a tubular member for clamping sai seat against the shoulder, the seat engaging edge of said member being beveled to provide a relatively narrow seat engaging surface, and the interior thereof below the seat being outwardly flared to form a support for the seat permitting the latter to assume a position inclined to the wall of the casing.

ln testimony whereof l' have hereunto .set my hand.

ARTHUR W. BURKS.

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